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In a joint announcement by Florida International
University and Sunshine Network, Golden Panthers athletic director
Rick Mello said today that the school's first-ever intercollegiate
football game between FIU and St. Peter's College of New Jersey
has been moved up two days to accommodate a statewide television
audience.
Originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31, the
game will now take place on Thursday evening, Aug. 29 at the FIU
Community Stadium on the University Park campus. Kick-off time
is still to be determined.
"The opportunity to have our first game televised
around the state and nationally via satellite goes a long way
toward not only highlighting our new venture with football but
will also allow us to feature the entire university," said
Mello.
"Not only that, but this new date puts the
football spotlight directly on us whereas before, if the game
was on Saturday, we would have been competing for fan and media
attention and it takes the game out of conflict with Labor Day
weekend, a favorite travel time for many families."
Sunshine Network is Florida's largest and leading
24-hour regional sports network with 5.7 million homes and more
than 15 teams/properties under contract, including the Orlando
Magic, Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Lightning, Miami Dolphins, Tampa
Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, FSU, Florida, UCF, ACC,
SEC and much more.
"Televising FIU's inaugural football game for
their fans statewide further underscores Sunshine Network's position
as the state's leading television provider of local and regional
sports," said Dana Stites, Sunshine Network's director of
programming.
We look forward to assisting FIU in providing statewide
exposure for their football program under FIU head coach and former
Miami Dolphin great Don Strock and showcasing what will be a memorable
and historic event in the school's history."
With its two hours of local and regional sports
news each weekday, Sunshine Network is the state's only television
source for in-depth coverage of regional sports news in Florida.
For further information on Sunshine Network, visit the network's
website at www.sunshinenetwork.com .
Season tickets are now on sale for all seven of
FIU's first-year home games through the Athletic Ticket Office.
Call toll free at (866) FIU-GAME (348-4263) for more information.
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